Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-12
henry WARD BEEcHER.

The death Of Henry Ward Bsecher
which has been anticipated during the past
three or four days, occurred at $50 yes
terday forenoon. Surrounded by his family
and q very few intimate friends he passed
away unconsciously and without pain in q
sleep which knows NJ earthly awakening.
This distinguished preacher. writer and
lecturer was born in Litchield, Connect.
cut, in 1915, and consequently was "a
years of age at the time Of his death. He
was the most famous Of q family Of famous
men and women. OF whom the Reverends
Charles, Edward, Thomas K. Beecher and
Mrs. Stowe have achieved national reputa-
tions. Henry Ward graduated at Amherst
College, and then studied theology under his
nary, Cincinnati. Ohio.
After a passionate OF ten years in two
churches in Indiana, he removed to Brook
lyn, and assumed charge Of Plymouth
Church, an organization OF Orthodox Con-
gr%egational believers. For many years
he drew one OF the largest and most in1u.
entail regular congregations in the United
States, and his published sermons 1901
became a power in this and other countries.
Owing to his rich fund of illustration, his
impressive manner and his keen sense of
humor, his popularity as q public orator
and most entertaining and instructive
lecturer, became extended and recognized
throughout the country. His attitude
during the agitation OF the slavery question
was emphatically that OF an abolitionist,
and he did much to educate the public
mind upon the evils of negro slavery.
In 1863 he visited Great Britain with the
avowed object of enlisting sympathy for
the people of the North in their war with
their Southern brethren, and although he
was u~nfavorably received at first, such was
the force of his eloquence that he caused no /
uncomfortable change in public opinion.
As q writer his reputation is second only |
to his celebrity as a preacher. For nearly
years he was editor of the New
York Independent, and in 1870 he became
editor of the Christian Union, also a re-
ligious weekly. Among his most important
works are: Lectures to Young Men" "In-
dustry and Id eness," and Life Thoughts"
being selections from his extemporaneous
sermons, revised by himself. He also com.
piled the Plymouth collection of hymns.
He a an indefa tigable worker and &C.
,omplished an immense amount of labor
n the literary field, besides preparing SER
mons. which for beauty of diction, strength
1f expression, apt illustrations and logic
we're models of English composition. HIS
views broadened with his age, and
Turing the past few years he has been
with a liberalism inconsistent with
he tenets of his church. Like all positive,
aggressive men Of genius, he made enemies,
Tut we believe he lived to see and learn
hat they recognized and acknowledged his .
lonesty in his convictions and his truthful .
ess to himself and the religious views he
:;
Viewed as a..writer. a lecturer, or as a
reacher, Henry Ward Beecher was a great {
ian. Lofty in his purposes, eloquent,
arrest, Industrious, sincere and persever- : :
,g in his calling, he carved a name among ,
he honored of the land which time can
ever efface. Kind and affectionate in his
allure, and charitable to a fault, he is t
by thousands of the poor to 7
HON his words OF. encouragement and !
pen purse have brought peace and happi-
ess to their hearthstones, while the great =
ord at large mourn the loss of a philan- s
,ropist, a distinguished pulpit orator, an e
lrnest divine and q truly great man, v
hose place cannot be filed by any living
,ul. II